CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nations history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, theyre making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Software Engineer supporting an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) to join our team of qualified, diverse, and innovative individuals located in Huntsville, AL.

As a software developer on an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) team.  You will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements, create and implement new capabilities and algorithms.  Many of the algorithms and capabilities implemented by the team will be mathematics and physics intensive complex solutions that will be highly critical to the system performance.  In addition to software development you will also be expected to support reviews of requirements and test cases that are developed for the software capability.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM related field, and 8 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 6 years of related experience, or 4 years with a PhD.

• Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

• Recent and extensive Experience Developing Software in C++ or Java 

• Quick to learn and absorb new concepts and information

• Recent MATLAB and or Python Experience 

• Must have an Interim or Active Secret Clearance 

• Unix/Linux Operating System Experience 

• Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations 

• Experience with automated software requirements testing and analysis 

• Experience with the battle management and or fire control systems

• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration.

• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testing

• Experience with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, Fortify, AND/OR SonarQube

• Experience developing software in an Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.

• Experience with CI/CD, containers, and pipelines.

• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, and Jenkins.

• Very solid background in math and physics

• Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics or Computer Science

Primary Level Salary Range: $131,100.00 - $196,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.